Nevermore Film Festival 2025

DARKER THAN YOU THINK - Graphic & Disturbing Horror Shorts

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DARKER THAN YOU THINK

Graphic & Disturbing Horror Shorts

(Various Countries, 93 min)

 

BOY BAND

(US, 2024, 16 min)

A member of a famous K-Pop boy band, whose face has been disfigured by an accident, must undergo surgery to repair his fracturing image.

Director: Benedict Chiu

 

DAGON

(Italy, 2024, 6 min)

“Dagon” is a stop motion animation short film freely inspired by the story of the same name by cult author H.P. Lovecraft. In 1919 San Francisco, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that led him to the brink of suicide: the encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Old One, Dagon.

Director: Paolo Gaudio

 

THE GHOST IN THE ROAD

(US, 2023, 13 min)

On Halloween night 1984, a troubled man receives a visit from a mysterious trick-or-treater who delivers more tricks than treats.

Director: Andy Matthews & Aaron Tharp

 

POCKET PRINCESS

(Canada, 2024, 10 min)

A young girl must take part in a dangerous task in order to complete her doll collection in this miniature fairytale.

Director: Olivia Loccisano


SLUSH

(US, 2024, 18 min)

Frankie reunites with her toxic community and must tap into her dark side to survive unscathed.

Director: Ashley George

 

VIRGIN

(US, 2024, 15 min)

A retelling of the story of Mary and Joseph encountering sinister forces on the night of the Nativity.

Director: Ramone Menon

 

WILD ANIMALS

(US, 2024, 8 min)

A father and son's hunting trip turns into a nightmare when the boy reluctantly kills a strange animal and activates a curse.

Director: David B Jacobs

 

WILL HELM

(US, 2024, 7 min)

In a very creepy studio, a sound designer and a legendary director are mixing a horror movie classic when the time comes to record the screams.

Director: Bobby Roe


DAGON

(Italy, 2024, 6 min)

"Dagon" is a stop motion animation short film freely inspired by the story of the same name by cult author H.P. Lovecraft. In 1919 San Francisco, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that led him to the brink of suicide: the encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Old One, Dagon.


Director Biography - Paolo Gaudio

Paolo Gaudio is a director, screenwriter and stop motion animator. Author of several genre short films, for eighteen years he has been experimenting with animation techniques such as stop motion, cut out animation and computer graphics for cinema, television and the web. "Reveries of a Solitary Walker", released in theaters in Italy in November 2015, marked his feature film debut. The film was distributed in several countries around the world, receiving a lot international awards. With the short film LOONEY FOODZ! was awarded the Nastro d'Argento as best animated film in 2018, while with the following short film, THE BLACK reCAT, he found space in the line-ups of the major fantasy film festivals in the world. Since 2019 he has been editor-in-chief of Ingenerecinema.com and director of the Italian Horror docuseries "Il Giro dell'Horror" distributed on home video by Weird Entertainment.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    6 minutes
  • Language
    Italian
  • Country
    Italy
  • Premiere
    North Carolina Premiere
  • Director
    Paolo Gaudio
  • Screenwriter
    Paolo Gaudio
  • Producer
    Daniele Esposito